Hinako Omori

Omori completed her A-levels at Reigate College and earned a Bachelor of Science in Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) from University of Surrey in 2011.

Invited to participate in WOMAD at Home's online festival in 2020, Omori took inspiration from the Japanese concept of shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing", recording environmental sounds in the woodlands around her home & studio to incorporate with binaural sounds to create an immersive auditory environment for her set.

That performance helped propel Omori into the spotlight as a solo artist and would be expanded in her debut full-length album, A journey…, released by Houndstooth in 2022.

[4][5][2] Inspired by Hiroshi Yoshimura and Susumu Yokota, Omori first experimented with a Roland SH-101, loaned to her by her teacher at Reigate.

Recent recordings feature the use of analog synths including the Oberheim OB-6, Prophet '08, and Moog Matriarch, along with OTO BIM and BAM pedals and a Pigtronix Infinity Looper.